Showing your palm to someone who is in front of you, as if to tell them "Stop," requires

A. hyperextension of the wrist.
B. flexion of the wrist.
C. abduction of the wrist.
D. hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joints.
E. dorsiflexion of the hand.


Answer: A

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